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The Meaning of anise

  • (n.) An umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds.
  • (n.) The fruit or seeds of this plant.

Synonyms

anise plant , Pimpinella anisum , aniseed , anise seed

Homophones

anas

Rhymes

anas , atlantis , banis , ganis , grannis , hannis , hovhaness , hyannis , janice , janis , johannes , kanis , manasseh , manis , mannis , maraniss , marianas , mcmanis , mcmannis , mcmanus , pannus , pianists , stanis , stannous , vaness , vanous , yanis